Episodes
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Living Stones | Ekklesia - What is the Church? E2
In week two of Ekklesia, Todd explores 1 Peter 2:4–12 and Peter’s big answer to the question “what is the church?” It’s not a building or a Sunday event, but living stones built on Jesus, a royal priesthood, and a chosen people who belong to God, called as exiles to be present and distinct in the...
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Gifted for a Purpose | Ekklesia - What is the Church? E1
As we kick off our new series called Ekklesia, the gathered people of God, Cam looks at what Paul has to say to the Corinthian church on spiritual gifts and what this means for us in 2026.
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The Good Shepherd | Andrew Duncan
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who knows us fully and lays down his life for us anyway. This week, Andrew asks what that love calls us to: to become shepherds to others.
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Knowing and Experiencing The Love of Christ | Andrew Duncan
In Ephesians 3, Paul prays for Christians to receive things they already have, because knowing about the love of Christ is different from knowing it in your innermost being. This week, Andrew looks at why that gap matters, what closing it actually looks like, and four practical ways to grasp a…
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The Conclusion of The Matter | In Search of Meaning E8
The teacher of Ecclesiastes spends twelve chapters pulling life apart, then ends with words he calls upright and true, words meant to prod us somewhere, not just inform us. This week, Cam closes the series on the book's final verses.
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Waiting For The Right Time? | In Search of Meaning E7
Ecclesiastes 11 sounds like ancient trade advice, ship your grain across the sea, invest in seven ventures, sow your seed morning and evening. Todd this week explores what's underneath: what conditions are we waiting for before we step out, and what if they never come?
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The House of Mourning | In Search of Meaning E6
This week, Todd explores how Ecclesiastes 7 argues that wisdom is learned in grief rather than in feasting, because endings reveal what we actually trusted, treasured, and built our identity on.
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Just a Little More | In Search of Meaning E5
Whoever loves money never has enough. This week Todd explores what wisdom Ecclesiastes has on money and the effect it has on us.
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Keeping Each Other Warm | In Search of Meaning E4
One in three Australians now report feeling lonely some or all of the time, and Ecclesiastes saw the same ache thousands of years ago: people suffering with no comforter, and people accumulating with no one to share it with. This week, Todd traces the teacher's simple answer, community, into the...
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A Season For Everything | In Search of Meaning E3
Throughout our lives, seasons come and go, but there never really seems to a pattern to it. This week, Todd guides us through what the wisdom literature of Ecclesiastes has to say on this.
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Is That All There Is? | In Search of Meaning E2
As humans we're designed to find meaning and purpose, but if that desire is misplaced, it can lead to a never ending cycle of pursuit. This week, Cam explores what Ecclesiastes 2 has to say about this and what it means for the Christian's everyday life.
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Everything is Meaningless | In Search of Meaning E1
The book of Ecclesiastes offers us rich wisdom on the meaning of life and Todd kicks off our series this week exploring Chapter 1
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Costly Discipleship | Jess Duncan
This week, Jess Duncan takes us through 'counting the cost' from Luke 14.
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Everyday Prophecy | Matt Gelding
This week we're blessed to be joined by Matt Gelding who shared an incredibly helpful teaching on prophecy and praying for one another and how this can be a very normal thing in our everyday lives.
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Come and See | WITNESS E6
The easiest invitation we see people make to following Jesus in the Gospels is "come and see." This week, Todd explores how relevant this is for us these days as we wrap up our witness series.
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Share The Good News | WITNESS E5
Sharing the Gospel often starts with living a beautiful life, but at some point there also comes a time to share the good news with our words. This week, Mon explores what that looks like in a natural, loving but bold way.
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Partner with The Holy Spirit | WITNESS E4
As Christians share the good news in their everyday life, it is actually just joining in a conversation that The Holy Spirit is already having with someone. Todd this week shares how we can notice what The holy Spirit is already doing and how we can join in.
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Why Reconciliation?
This week, Todd explains why H3O as a church is so invested in reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people. Todd explains how, in our context, H3O feels that this is an expression of the heart of the Gospel.
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Bonus Interview | WITNESS
Throughout this series we are not just teaching on witness, but also interviewing people in our community about how they practice witness in their context and everyday life. Here is interview 1 with Cathy.
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Witness as Good News | WITNESS E3
The good news of Jesus is often felt and experienced before it's explained. This week, Todd explores the way Jesus embodied this and how we as a community can do the same.
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Practice Hospitality | WITNESS E2
It's famously said that in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is either at a meal, coming from a meal or going to a meal. This week, Todd look at what we can learn as followers of Jesus and how he practiced hospitality and how that relates to our wider witness.
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Love As The Motivation | WITNESS E1
Everyone who's heard about Jesus found about from someone else meaning that witnessing is a key part of our life of faith. This week, Cam explores what witnessing can look like in our modern context and what the motivation has to be to bear lasting fruit.
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When More Still Isn't Enough | Grow E9
We live in a world that constantly tells us we need more, but Paul says contentment is something we can actually learn. Todd in this sermon, explores how comparison, control, consumption, and circumstances rob us of peace, and how Jesus strengthens us to be content in our actual real life as it…
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Living as Citizens of Heaven | Grow E7
What does it actually mean to belong to Jesus’ kingdom while living in today’s world? In this sermon, Andrew explores Paul’s call to reject worldly patterns, imitate faithful examples, and live with confidence in Christ’s promise to renew all things.
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What Kind of Kingdom Does Jesus Bring? | Easter 2026
On Palm Sunday, the crowd welcomed Jesus as King, but they misunderstood the kind of kingdom He came to establish. In this message, Todd explores how Jesus redefines power through the cross, and invites us to surrender to a kingdom that looks nothing like the one we naturally want.
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Which Messiah Are You Following? | Easter 2026
Mon explores Jesus’ confronting question in Mark 8 and exposes how easily we shape Him into a version that fits our desire for control, comfort, and success. This message invites us into the costly but deeply joyful way of Jesus. The path of surrender, self-giving love, and a life that is...
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Why Climbing The Ladder is Exhausting | Grow E6
We spend so much of our life trying to prove ourselves through success, approval, security, morality, or even religion, only to find that it never quite makes us feel settled. This week as we look at Philippians 3, Todd explores why climbing the ladder of worth is so exhausting, and why the...
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Can My Life Be Good if God Is in Control? | Grow E5
The passage today is a part B of last week where Paul told us what we should be doing. This week, Cam explores why we should be doing it and how we will have the strength to and what it means for us personally, but also as a community of believers on the Northern Beaches.
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Imitating Christ | Grow E4
As we continue looking at Paul's letter to the church in Philippi, we see his instructions to imitate Christ's life in our own. This week, Todd explores what this mean for today.
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The Heart of Worship with Matt Gelding
Does our physical posture during worship matter? What's the heart behind sung worship? Does the Bible have anything to say about this? This week, special guest Matt Gelding from Soul Survivor looks at all these things.
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A Life Worthy of The Gospel | Grow E3
What does it look like to live a life worthy of the Gospel? How can we do this without it being a guilt driven process? This week Todd explores all of this and more. Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30.
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What Are You Living For? | Grow E2
In such a crazy time in the world, we're realising that the things we build our life on can be taken away at a moments notice. This week, Todd looks at what Paul considers the true life and asks us what have we been building our life on and finding our identity in. Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26
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What God Started To Grow In Us, He Will Complete | Grow E1
We have started a new series in Philippians and this week, Todd takes a look at Chapter 1 with the core concept of; what God started to grow in us, He will continue to grow. But what's a good marker for spiritual growth and what's our participation in this spiritual growth? Scripture: Philippians...
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The Hope of Christmas | Through Mary's Eyes E3
Over the many years of hearing the Christmas story, has it lost a sense of it's glory, awe and wonder? This week Cam relates the Christmas story to our everyday life and how it gives us hope in even the worst situations.
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The Magnificat | Through Mary's Eyes E2
This week Jess takes us through the beauty of The Magnificat - "The First Christmas Carol" - and explores what we can learn about God from it. Song: The Magnificat (Holy is His Name) - Community Music
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Let It Be So | Through Mary's Eyes E1
**Disclaimer: We had a tech issue with this podcats hence the poor audio. Apologies for that!* As we draw near to Christmas, we're looking at the Christmas experience through Mary's eyes, the mother of Jesus. This week, Todd looks at The Annunciation, Mary's response to God calling her and what…
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I Love You. | Dusting Off Hosea E3
When you're feeling shame or guilt, how do you picture God looking at you? This week Todd explores Hosea 11 with this question in mind.
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What Is The Faith That Saves? | Bonus
This week we pause our Hosea series as Andrew takes us through a beautiful moment in Luke's Gospel that looks at the true nature of faith, grace a forgiveness and the invitation to shalom.
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What If God's Judgement Heals? | Dusting Off Hosea E2
What if God’s judgment isn’t about punishment, but healing? In this message from Hosea 4–6, Cam explores how Israel's story is our story and unpacks how God’s love is like a physician, diagnosing what’s broken, cutting to restore, and binding us back to life.
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God's Relentless Love | Dusting Off Hosea E1
The book of Hosea presents a confronting metaphor. As we kick off our new teachings series, Todd steps us through this metaphor and how it reveals the endless love of God who doesn't give up on his people.
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Can Flakey People Be Used By God? | Life Together E7
For the final episode of our Life Together series, Andrew looks at how Jesus called a rag tag bunch of people to help Him spread His message. Is it any different today? Can anyone be called by Jesus? If yes, how can we make that happen as a community?
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Centered on Christ Not Boundaries | Life Together E6
This week, Todd shares how in a world that is so quick to define who's in and who's out, we can instead be a community defined by what direction we're headed.
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The Hard Truth About Community | Life Together E5
Christian community may be nice, but it's also hard. This week Mon looks at how Jesus served his community, and how we should realistically approach our own community.
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Is Shame The Number One Barrier To Authentic Community? | Life Together E4
Despite the beautiful elements of Christian Community, it can also be really hard. This week, Todd breaks down the complexity of shame and it's ripple effect on us and our relationships and how Jesus has a greater promise for us than to stay stuck there.
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Why Should We Share Our Joys and Sorrows? | Life Together E3
This week Jess unpacks why we should share our joys and sorrows with each other and how it can help transform us more into a community of love.
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The Table as Resistance | Life Together E2
In a culture that is increasingly disconnected, the table pulls us back together into a family. And in a culture that excludes, the table throws open its doors and makes room for the under-invited. This week Cam looks at the table and its central place throughout Christian history.
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Why Church is Family | Life Together E1
In a culture marked by loneliness and individualism, Jesus offers us something deeper: a community that doesn’t just feel like family, but truly is family. This week in our opening of a new series, Todd explores the New Testament vision of church as household, why discipleship can’t happen in...
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We Can't Look Away | JAMES E8
With all of the wisdom we have got from this James series, how can we apply it in our current moment? This week Todd gives us a framework to respond like Jesus.
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Pray Anyway | JAMES E7
How do we hold the tension of this passage and experiences of unanswered prayer? This week Mon delivers us a powerful reminder that prayers are powerful and we are encouraged to pray always. Scripture: James 5:13-18.
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The Deceitfulness of Wealth | JAMES E6
There's warnings all throughout scripture about the deceitfulness and power of wealth, and this week Cam explores James' prophetic judgement on the rich of his time and what we can take from it today as followers of Jesus living in the western world. Scripture: James 5:1-6 The link mentioned is:...
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